Coastal Roots Hospitality to donate from Tarpy’s, Rio Grill and Montrio Restaurants The Coastal Roots Hospitality group– with restaurants Tarpy’s, Rio Grill and Montrio– has designated the Monterey County Film Commission as the nonprofit recipient of its “Pick It Up—Pay It Forward” program for the months of May and June. The community can lend its […]
“All the Old Knives”-– which filmed in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey’s Del Monte Shopping Center, and Highway 1 –premiered on Prime Video April 8, 2022. The espionage thriller stars Chris Pine. See the trailer for initial Big Sur scenes: Trailer link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3706352/
(Monterey, CA) – Monterey County’s dramatic coastline and Highway One get the spotlight in a new road trip MGM feature film “Dog,” starring Channing Tatum. It opens in theaters Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. The buddy comedy follows the misadventures of former Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog war hero) traveling […]
Jere Newton, a Monterey Bay area film location scout from Aptos, was a top-three finalist at the California On Location Awards (COLA) virtual film industry awards event broadcast on Nov. 14, 2021. The Monterey County Film Commission nominated her for her work as local location scout for the independent movie “Malcolm and Marie” which was […]
LMGI Virtual Awards Ceremony “Celebrate the Where” Set for October 23, 2021 LOS ANGELES, August 20, 2021 – Nominees for the 8th Annual Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards were announced today by LMGI President John Rakich/LMGI. The awards honor the outstanding and creative visual contributions by location professionals in film, television and commercials from […]
The Monterey County Film Commission announced that Eliette Singleton, a Cinematic Arts and Technology major at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), was named the 2021 winner of the $2,000 scholarship in the Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award Program. She is originally from Playa del Rey. A $500 […]
(Monterey, CA) After a slowdown in filmmaking due to the COVID-19 uncertainties, the Monterey County Film Commission is eager to catch the eye of location scouts and directors as they begin to seek film sites for future commercials, feature films, fashion shoots, TV shows and other media. These productions give a boost to the local […]
The nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission board of directors has elected two new members to serve three-year terms on its board. Annee Martin is partner/owner of Ami Carmel Boutique and Sanctuary Vacation Rentals. She has nonprofit volunteering experience with the Monterey County Hospitality Association, and last year she founded Kindness Monterey, a pay-it-forward gift card […]
MONTEREY COUNTY – Maintenance work on the Bixby Bridge (PM 59.5) will result in full overnight closures of Highway 1 at Bixby Bridge for four nights beginning Monday March 28. This is a continuation of work initiated last July to effect repairs to the concrete on the bridge structure. The hours of the overnight closures will […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Dec. 14, 2021) HIGHWAY 1 ON THE BIG SUR COAST TO REMAIN CLOSEDFOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast will remain closed between Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County and Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn in Monterey County (44.6 miles) while emergency rockfall and debris removal […]
The nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission’s board of directors has elected Brad Barbeau to serve a three-year term as board director. Barbeau, a 22-year Salinas resident, is Professor of Entrepreneurship at California State University Monterey Bay’s College of Business. He is also executive director of the CSUMB Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (iiED). As […]
The Pacific Southwest Region is temporarily closing all National Forests in order to better provide for public and firefighter safety due to extreme fire conditions throughout the state, and strained firefighting resources throughout the country. This closure will be effective on Tuesday August 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. through September 17, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CLOSURE […]
MONTEREY COUNTY – A project to replace a culvert and repair erosion on Highway 1 south of Limekiln State Park will result in long term one-way traffic control beginning Monday, August 23. The construction project on Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast is located at Post Mile 20.4. This is approximately .36 miles south […]
